did u end up going to reba's house?

yah, got back around 10

gotcha

studied some physics while watching tv with her and her sister

whats with the easy ones?

idk, but i want a good hard puzzle soon!

these are only hurting my rankings

1 more point racked up

hopefully 2morrow will be an expert or something

Isn't it good to have some easy ones to encourage those not so expert at doing them?

and donw

done*

ya, but as moe said, these are only hurting our rankings

Who cares about rankings? It's a game.. a bit of fun isn't it!

my average was 250 2 days ago, now it is almost 200

ur right debs, but its still fun to know how u compare, and its even more fun to be toward the top

hello everyone

hey wac

regardless of the rankings is would be more enjoyable if the puzzles took more than 10 minutes

hey

how's it goin today?

I am toward the top... but I still think rankings aren't important... maybe he should do away with them... Just my opinion

oh well, life goes on regardless of ranks

Exactly.....lol

haha

whats funny is that dr_god doesnt even do the puzzles everyday

who makes them?

Maybe he can't!

moe, did u end up getting that practice phys quiz and doing it?

where do they even come from?

I dunno... probably some sudoku generator thingy

hmm imagine that

well they can be made by hand without too much difficulty, then the rating can be evaluated based on how long it takes a group of average schmoes to solve it

makes sense

but since when have we liked to make sense

done.... only 23 more hours till next one... yay

Or maybe he just copies em out of his local paper!

hahaha, althogether possible

that would be way funny

alright everyone, im out

see ya moe

Cya Moe... have nice Easter Monday

Done

good job!

I still think there is something fishy going on with the ranking. How can every one above me ALWAYS do it faster We are talking minutes

ladies and gents, im out, gotta get some sleep

minutes?

It would be pretty easy to type it in one of those solvers - that is why I don't pay any attention to the rankings

Yes

see ya raggedyandy

what do you mean?

there are programs to solve these puzzles

nah, not that shortstop. . .what bstadil said about minutes?

I didnt realise it went on how long it took to solve the puzzle...

Yeah I missed that memo

oops sorry

I solved todays in 12 min or so It would take me almost same amount of time to type this into a solver and type the reslut back.

i thought it was just solving them. . .

Me too

solve an easy, get a point, solve a medium, get 2. . .

Solve an expert.. get an asprin

Well played VVV

oh well if it goes on the amount of time I am in trouble - I usually start it then come back to it on & off

ha ha good one debs

lol

Im sure if you look on how rankings are made up it doesn't say anything about time...

No What I meant that how can it be that the same handful of people can always solve faster than me and always start at 12.00 shart. I mean ALWAYS

Anyway rankings are a load of tosh..

Some people are speed demons or know online sudoku solvers. What can ya do?

I dunno bsatadil......... if it helps your sitting on my lap in rankings!

I agree about the ranking but my competitive spirit gets damaged if I am competing against a bot

Lifes too short to be so competitive.. you'll give yourself a heart attck...

I know. By the way I have noticed Debs40ish that you are faster than I Do you take notes? I try and do it in my head

But then if your theory is right and Im faster... I should be sitting on yours!

I only note the harder ones. I can't keep track of all the puzzle aspects on the complex ones

No I print it off

It's a game.. a bit of fun... who cares,.,.. pishposh

What I meant is do you use color code, Pencil stuff into each cell/

If theres an option of more than one yes... pencil and rubber...

I mean eraser... pmsl

how do you know how fast people are doing it

I dunno...

I know it's a game But I think it is fun how you can get better at almost "seeing" what is needed where

I go by the "DONE!" 's

<<shrugs shoulders... I know nuffink!

arrrrrrr but maybe they are lying...

That was what I was about to say When someone typoes Done before you that is a pretty good indicator if you started at 12

Don't think they are lying since it is pretty much the same crowd each night

I'm gonna go make myself a nice cuppa.... anyone want one? ... Oh by the way... DONE.. or am I?..... lol

ha ha

lol

*DING* There's my point. Now what do I get for doing it in 35 mins. again?

i guess we'll never know

Cuppa?

This is true Wac...

yeah, i'm smart like that ;)

Looks like its gonna be a nice sunny day.. wonder if I can bribe son to cut the lawn!

bribe eh?

He aint gonna do it for nuffink...lol

Wheres you Wac?

oh you know. . .utah

Sorry... I have memory retention of a newt!... Thats you out for cutting my grass then!

and where are you?

Some say my own little world..... England

Well I guess I should go do something constructive...like ermmm play some other game...lol

Cya Wac.. been nice chattin..

see ya debs. . . have a grand day or night or whatever it is

It's 6:45 am.... thankyou and you

Take care, be happy & smile... Lifes too short... cya x

Easter = easy sudoku, lol. Morning all :)

hello!

HI!!

Have a great day, all of you.

same to you. . i'm off as well

done. :)

aaaaand we're off!

another easy? Morning all!

no more easy please

what time

ah well 11 minutes. easy enough. Happy Easter Monday! anyone celebrating Dawnsing Monday ?

what's with all the easies in a row?

done! waaay too easy

Morning

you guys must be good at this because I am always stuck

some people have too much time to spend doing sudoku - not like us

This game is difficult for me

it is just practise - and remember to use your markers

that's me done for today. unfortunately, back to work tomorrow. so will have less time for sudoku and babble.

afternoon

nice little one

off to see how bad Babble is

yay! my rating is going down!

yay done

morning all

too easy

hey, I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on strategies for these sudokus, but sometimes I've used everything and I come to a point where I have to just guess. I know there is some strategy that I'm not using that would get me past this point. Does anyone know any good sites to learn some advanced stats?

http://www.angusj.com/sudoku/hints.php

you could try there

thanks

or here http://www.conceptispuzzles.com/products/sudo
ku/solution_examples.htm

np

Nailed That Puppy!

Rank me,

BABY!

i don't like the visual nail that puppy brings to mind!

This from a someone named "MIller da Killer"?

i know...

it's a nickname i've had for a very long time

don't worry, it doesn't reflect my personality

maybe i "kill" sudokus!

hey mayan, are you out there somewhere?

Miller...Are you still here?

of course!

I thought our connection was too slow for you, you crazy caterpillar!

i know but i have nothing better to do!

Go work on that robot, crazy!

dini has piano lessons and i'm still in my pjs i'm not going out there

Are you getting a nice concert?

besides, your rankings will get better than mine. i can't let that happen!

yes to the concert questions

question i mean

Ouch... You are WAY ahead of me in the village elders or whatever

good, that's how it should be! :)

good done, bye mayan!

By Miller

feh. i am tired of these easy ones

hi k10

easy... as advertised ;)

too blinkin' easy. didn't need to enter any 'test' numbers at all today, never more than two choices per square

Hey people, i found a new puzzle thing like sudoku but its called KARUKO. has anyone else heard of it?? i got a book at barnes and noble and it is very challenging.

Oh snap, I messed up

ooh edit: its called KAKURO

Hey, scribble. I've heard of that two or three times in the past few days. Never played it though.

yes krys10 mentioned it the other day

hi david! this one isnt very easy for me...

I'm doing it without marking again, but I screwed up somewhere..

Hey, hurshy

hey david

i've got most of it, can i help?

No, thanks :)

i'm trying to do it without marking too

did the last couple easies that way

I messed up somewhere in column three

but i'm a little stuck, might use some greens to finish

ive never used marking... do you think it will help?

oop, wait

you prob don't need it today scribble

okay then. im a little zoned today... state testing at school. its brainwashing.

how old are you, scribble?

12

ah... do you have MATs or CATs or what?

there, done.

TCAPS-- tennessee somethin

do you really mean brainwashing, scribble, or do you mean it is exhausting?

brainwashing is when people try to use propaganda to influence your beliefs - like hitler teaching german kids to hate the jews and stuff

oh sorry.... i meant tiring/exhausting. but it is brainwashing cause its teaching me to hate school.

That's an unintended effect, though :)

yeah i think in brainwashing they have to WANT to teach you the thing they are teaching you

haha yeah. well i dont really mind. im a straight A student you know... :)

of course, who else would play sudoku?

i was valedictorian of my high school class. :)

well, i got one of my guy friends hooked...and hes a straight C student....and most of the time hes better at these than i am.

I was the best student in my class, but also the worst

(taught at home)

awww...were all so smart....

with boys it's different - they mature more slowly so they can be smart but not hardworking and therefore not do well in school

did you like being homeschooled, david?

Mostly, hurshy

i wouldn't have... but then, i don't like my mom much.

I did miss having more friends. Haven't ever done well in that department.

my mom wanted to homeschool me, but i begged her not to. i like my school.

aw, you have us david. :)

feh...who needs friends? ;)

I don't know if it actually would have helped to attend a school, though

that geeky, eh?

Heheh, shields

i used to be a social outcast in elementary, but now i have tons of friends.

I don't exactly fit in, yeah

poor david. well we like you. (((david)))

Thanks :)

good for you, scribble! :)

i was lucky because i was the smartest but the second smartest girl was much geekier and worked harder, so she was the one people didn't like

in comparison, i seemed relatively cool

Heh

everyone needs a foil.

Hmmm... maybe that's what I'm missing

i think people label to much these days... im considered goth/punk/skateboarder.... but thats not totally true.

yeah, like you know how chandler didn't want joey as a roommate at first because he was cute, and he said, "yeah, that's what i want, a roommate where i'm known as "the funny one""

what you need to do is find a geekier friend to make you look cool.

Tehehe

i think people have been pretty label-oriented in jr high and high school for a long time, scribble... it is too bad...

how old are you guys?

i'm 28

cool... same as my mom.

WHAT?

i do not feel old enough to have a 12 year old

i don't feel old enough to be called a grown-up, even

Heh.. I'm 22, still not grown up either.

well, i like having young parents. theyre really cool, and they will be around for a long time. (my dads 32)

my parents are young, but not that young. my dad was 22 when i was born. my mom was 26.

My parents are around twice hurshy's age..

so were your parents high school sweethearts, then, scribble?

and do you like gilmore girls - you have the same age gap with your mom as lorelai and rory

no... my mom had me when she was 16 with her boyfriend, but then he left. so she met my dad (i was adopted by him) 5 years later and they got married. yes i like gilmore girls...

i LOVE gilmore girls. are you a fan of logan?

i like him but i don't think my sister does.

yes i like logan... but i dont watch it regularly, so im not sure whats going on most of the time.

oh, well if you want i can fill you in sometime. :)

i have to go right now though, my prescriptions should be ready to pick up by now

nice chatting with you guys :)

Take care, hurshy

you too david - and get on that geeky friend search.

Hehe

bye!! oh yeah...^*^*^*^*FIREWORKS^*^*^*^* for hurshey!!

lol, thanks scribble. bye!!!

ok...must finish puzzle...

we need like 4 difficults in a row now...

these are too easy

well its a nice boost of self confidence for me when i finish one... and i can never finish the experts, so i like it when an easy comes along.

in fact, i can barely finish mediums.

You'll learn, scribble

practice makes perfect, i suppose... hey david, maybe dageekkid will be your geeky friend...

Heh. dageekkid, want to be my sidekick so I'll look cooler?

;)

lol

can you get anymore than one point a day?

Yeah, it depends on the puzzle rating

oh, so when it is easy, you get one point? and goes from there. sorry this is my first day at the sudoko playing field.

looks like a good group. I will try to return often.

2 for medium, 3 for hard...

Welcome :)

thanks.

wow...i was looking at who was online, and someones user name is Kmart. that made me smile.

S-T-U-C-K on an easy. :(

nvrmind :)

this is damn hard for an easy

what's better: prestigious scholarships of iv league schools if you're talking about college choices?

lets say both are pretty much the same affordability and you cant have both...

I heard a discussion on the radio e few weeks back. The speaker seemed to think that a very good, highly ranked university for an undergrad degree followed by an ivy league grad degree.

hey! im actually on the cream of the crop list!!

WTG!

so no ivy league for your undergrad udbmas?

No, I was headed for either Columbia or NYU, but age slowed me down a bit.

i have 254 C.O.T.C. points

what if you want to go to cornell for an international ag development degree?

isn't that pretty much the best school for that degree?

Not sure, I'd check the school's ratings and grad placement stats.

ok, because financially it is affordable. we're talking only paying 3,500 a year to go to cornell!

I'd think Cornell would be good for most degrees.

Go for it. Do well at Cornell, and you might get a bit of a ticket for a grad degree.

and the other college that i have in mind is a state college with twice the number of students.

well, it's not me, it's my sister...i told her the same thing but she needs others' opinions so i decided to ask you guys

Just make sure you get a well-rounded set of courses, it will pay off in the long run.

yeah. she'll be far from home, but we have relatives about 3 hours away in canada/

best of luck to you and your sis.

thx

Hey Nic...did you get it done yet?!!?!?

I just got the kids to bed and am working on it.....You?

I got it done pretty quickly.

Do you think Bah will come this weekend?

what?

Chris is going to talk to her...i could use some help with my quilting and she could come for the birthday parties.

Chris is going to talk to her...i could use some help with my quilting and she could come for the birthday parties.

Chris is going to talk to her...i could use some help with my quilting and she could come for the birthday parties.

oops..sent that a few too many times

oh....Has he talked to her already? I didn't know she was thinking of coming. That would be ok though!

I don't think he has talked to her yet...and I don't think she was thinking of coming

Chris was going to try to talk her into it

This is pretty easy huh? I'm finally getting the hang of it. I like once you have all the numbers plugged in and you can start plugging in the real ones

That's definitely the fun part.

what are you guys doing?

ADdison was awake again last night

I'm going to go start on Shallane's masquerade mask for her Prom...Chris is at a Nuggetts game.

What time did she get up?

oh with MIke?

Yep

How was your easter brunch

It was really good...Sunita made butter pieces with an easter mold...in the shapes of eggs and stuff.

How was the egg hunt?

Fun

Kirsten said the guys have offers on both of the houses that are finished....We'll see!

No kidding!!! That's awesome!

we'll keep our fingers crossed.

yea taht would be awesome

I'm going to go....

Give the kids hugs and kisses for me!

ok have a good night

you too!

hello

over & good night

neone else ready for the next one?